Wright Patterson AFB Museum AR and M16 Series on Display

[Midmichigun]

Gents,
I was given the opportunity to visit the Wright Patterson AFB museum. Of course there were a lot of planes! However, I did run across some cool displays. I will post these as time allows. First up, is an overall display case:


Since this is the M16 forum, I am moving beyond the other rifles in the case.
Here is a Colt Model 01:






I will try and post more photos of the GAU 5 and grenade launcher attached to another AR series rifle.

Sorry for the grainy photos, but I was out of battery power, and the IPHONE didn't want to cooperate.

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[browningautorifle]

Very nice...nice and early. The little GAU would be neat to examine too.

[RCS]

The pistol grip looks different on Colt 01 AR-15, at first I thought it was from the glass case but from a closer look - it is different ? Notice the area around the top left side of the grip, the shape is different - or is it from the photo in the case ?

[browningautorifle]

Is it green finish furniture? The over paint job? And yes, it appears different.

[RCS]

compare the Colt 01 from Wright Patterson AFB Museum to the green (original) pistol grip on my photo

[Bob Womack]

Oh, I don't know. The Blooper is pretty interesting.

Bob

[browningautorifle]

Don't get me wrong, I like them all...

[Midmichigun]

Gents,
Glad you like the 01. Here are some more shots of it (distant).







I will see if my wife has any photos of it. She mentioned that she saw a display with guns... and took some shots.

Once again, sorry for the crappy/ grainy photos... cell phones are a miracle... and aren't real digital "cameras"....

---------- Post added at 10:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:48 AM ----------

I grabbed some photos of the GAU 5P. I will check the cell phone drive and see if I have MORE or them.




Thanks for looking, and your comments!

[browningautorifle]

Early charging handle and flash suppressor on the rifle, metal butt on the GAU...

[RCS]

I did install early parts and green furniture on a 2K Colt SP1 some years ago because I had the early parts. I was careful to save the original Colt SP1 parts. The early bolt catch and charging handle were the most difficult to locate - and are original partsAttachment 55662